1、学年高中英语Unit24Society单元测评B北师大版选修8Unit 24 Society第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。M:What are you doing?W:Im just looking at this map of the world.Im preparing for geography class.1.What is the woman doing?A.Draw
2、ing a map.B.Preparing for class.C.Having a geography test.答案:BW:Welcome back,Charlie.What did you guys end up doing?M:We went to the beach a lot.We even went diving a few times.W:Im glad you had such a good time.2.Where did the man probably come back from?A.A business trip.B.A vacation.C.A diving tr
3、aining.答案:BM:I dont see any parking spaces on this level.Maybe you should try the next level down.W:I hate going shopping on Sundays!3.Where will the woman go next?A.Back home.B.To the next lower level.C.To a higher parking level.答案:BM:Pssst!Whats the answer for number 5?W:Shhh!Stop talking!Well get
4、 in trouble.M:Some friend you are!Will you give me the answer,or not?W:No,I wont.This is a test,and you should have studied for it.Im not going to cheat.4.What are the speakers doing?A.Taking an exam.B.Watching a movie.C.Studying for a test.答案:AM:Lindsey,you need to eat your vegetables.W:But I dont
5、like green stuff,Daddy.M:Well,why dont we put some cheese on it?That way,itll be green and a little bit orange,too.W:OK.Mmm,thats yummy!5.What doesnt the girl want to eat?A.Vegetables.B.Oranges.C.Cheese.答案:A第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个
6、小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。W:Why didnt you return my calls yesterday?I must have called you three times.Were you ignoring me or something?M:I didnt do it on purpose.My phone was on silent,and.W:Yeah,right!Ive heard that one before!M:No,seriously,you dont understand!I coul
7、dnt find my phone for most of the day yesterday.When I finally found it in the laundry,it was too late to call you.6.How many times does the woman say she probably called?A.Once. B.Twice. C.Three times.答案:C7.Why didnt the man answer the womans call?A.He was too busy.B.He didnt hear his phone.C.He wa
8、nted to ignore the woman.答案:B听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。W:Excuse me,sir.Im a stranger here,and I lost my way.M:Where do you want to go?W:Well,I want to return to my hotel.Its called the New Century Hotel.M:Oh,its quite near here.You just turn right and walk two blocks,and youll get to your hotel.W:Thank you so
9、much.By the way,can you direct me to Central Park?M:You can take the subway near your hotel and get off at the sixth stop.W:Can I walk there?M:No,its too far for you to walk.It might take you more than two hours.W:In that case,Ill have to take the subway.8.Where does the woman want to go now?A.To he
10、r hotel.B.To the bank.C.To Central Park.答案:A9.How does the man suggest the woman go to the park?A.On foot. B.By bus. C.By subway.答案:C听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。W:Help!Police!M:Whats wrong?W:My daughter is missing.I cant find her anywhere!M:Okay.Calm down.Im going to help you find her.Whats her name?W:Erica.Sh
11、es only five.She doesnt know how to speak Spanish!M:Okay.What does Erica look like?W:She has brown curly hair.Shes thin and small for her age.M:Okay.What is she wearing today?W:Blue shorts and a pink T-shirt.She has a hat on,too,I think.M:How long ago did she go missing?W:Ive been looking for her fo
12、r almost an hour now.M:And where did you last see her?W:We were just shopping in the vegetable section.I turned around and she was gone.M:Dont worry.Everything is going to be okay.W:What should I do?M:Stay right at the front of the store,in case she comes looking for you.Well start looking for her n
13、ow.10.Where might the woman be?A.In Britain. B.In America. C.In Spain.答案:C11.What is Erica wearing today?A.Black shorts and a pink hat.B.Blue shorts and a pink T-shirt.C.Blue shorts and a white T-shirt.答案:B12.Where was the woman when she found out that Erica was gone?A.In the vegetable section.B.In
14、the meat section.C.At the front door of the store.答案:A听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。W:Hi,Bob.Did you talk to all of the witnesses to the car accident?M:Yes.An old lady was standing on the street corner when the accident happened.She said that it was the red cars fault.It was driving very fast and then quickly st
15、opped when the traffic light changed.W:What did the kids say?M:The kids were playing in their front yard,and they said that they didnt see anything.W:Did the neighbors see anything?M:One neighbor,Mr.Jones,said that he saw a dog run out into the street in front of the car.W:Hmm.No one else mentioned
16、a dog.Did you talk to Mr.Bates?He is the man who was selling newspapers on the street corner.M:Oh,yeah.He said it was the blue cars fault.W:Really?M:Yeah.He said that the man in the blue car wasnt paying attention.When the red car stopped,he didnt notice until it was too late.He was the one who hit
17、the red car.W:Wow!Did they all see the same accident?They all remember something different.13.Who might the speakers be?A.Police officers.B.Street cleaners.C.Repairmen.答案:A14.What did the old lady say?A.There was a cat in the street.B.The red car was driving very fast.C.She didnt see anything.答案:B15
18、.What were the kids doing when the accident happened?A.Crossing the street.B.Playing in their front yard.C.Standing on the street corner.答案:B16.What did Mr.Bates think caused the accident?A.The red car. B.The blue car. C.The dog.答案:B听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。Mr.Smith owned a small supermarket.Several months
19、 ago,a few big chain stores opened in town.They sold absolutely everything,and their prices were very low.Many small shops closed down,but Mr.Smiths small supermarket did not.One of the chain stores owners was very curious.One day,he dropped into Mr.Smiths supermarket and saw a middle-aged woman buy
20、ing fruit.He asked her why she didnt go shopping in the big chain stores.Then the woman told him a story.Three years ago,her son Tommy was in elementary school.One day when she was in the supermarket,Tommy rushed in and begged her to buy him a pair of sports shoes.She really wanted to buy her son th
21、e pair of shoes,but the money in her pocket was barely enough for a meal.Seeing no hope in his mothers eyes,Tommy ran away.Suddenly,she felt someone pat her on the shoulder.She turned around and saw Mr.Smith,the owner of the supermarket,holding the pair of shoes that her son wanted.“Take them,” he s
22、aid with a smile.She shook her head.“I dont have enough money,” she said.“Your son cant wait,” the owner said,“but I can.Take them,and pay me later.”17.When did the big stores open?A.Three years ago.B.One year ago.C.Some months ago.答案:C18.What can we learn about the big stores?A.They sold almost eve
23、rything.B.Many of them closed down.C.The salesmen there were rude.答案:A19.What did Mr.Smith do?A.He made the woman pay later.B.He sold the shoes to the woman cheaply.C.He gave the woman a pair of shoes for free.答案:A20.Why did the woman probably shop in the small store?A.Its owner was a kind person.B.
24、The bigger stores were too expensive.C.It was easy to find things in the small store.答案:A第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A(20162017河北唐山一中高二检测)In Canada and the United States,there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”,who live in one place but w
25、hose parents live in another place.Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before.Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West.In Asia,it is difficult to go to university.Students must first pas
26、s the strict national examination.However,in Canada and the United States,it is easy to go to university,and anyone who wants to go can go.As a result,Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.The problem is that when Asians arrive,they discover that f
27、inding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East.Also,they find that they are very lonely,and that they miss their homes.For the two reasons,most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West.Therefore,these children become “satellite kid
28、s”,and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be “satellite kids”.Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem.Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them,they are often absent from school.
29、To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well.Also,it means to grow up lonely,because your parents are elsewhere.What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that its
30、 better to have parents around than to have a university education.21.Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because .A.they hope their children may easily find a job thereB.all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countriesC.the kids may not be accepted by universities in t
31、heir own countriesD.the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中“In Asia,it is difficult to go to university.Students must first pass the strict national examination.However,in Canada and the United States,it is easy to go to university.”可知,有些亚洲学生留学是因为考不上国内的大学,故选C项。22.“Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids .A.without parentsB.speaking no EnglishC.with university educationD.living abroad alone答案:D解析:词义猜测题。根据第二段中“.most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West.”可知,父母都回国了而他们就留在外国上学,故选D项。
